Medal of Honor: A Vietnam Warrior's Story

Abstract

This is a story of a man, Roy P Benavidez, who fought against prejudice and his inner turmoil then later became a hero during the Vietnam War.Mark Twain once said "Courage is not the lack of fear, it is acting in spite of it." The Vietnam War was fought mostly by the young and the poor. In every war, there are heroes and Vietnam was no different. MSG Roy P. Benavidez was one of those heroes. This report will cover MSG Roy P. Benavidez's background, his time before Vietnam, his first tour in Vietnam, and his second tour in Vietnam.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
AD1118003

Entities

People

  • James R. Lockard

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Army
  • Basic Training
  • Extraction
  • Families (Human)
  • Helicopters
  • Military Assistance
  • National Guard
  • North Carolina
  • Prejudice
  • Racial Discrimination
  • Rice Paddies
  • Special Forces
  • Training
  • Vietnam War
  • War

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.